| Variable | Composition |
| Educational qualification | None, first school leaving certificate, modern school leaving certificate, junior secondary school certificate, senior secondary school certificate, advanced (A) level, NCE/OND/nursing, BA/BSc/HND, PhD/masters, doctorate, other (specify), Voc/Comm certificate, Voc/Comm diploma | Marital status | Married (monogamous), married (polygamous), informal union, divorced, separated, widowed, never married | State of origin | Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara, FCT |
| Assistance | Free food/maize distribution, food/cash-for-work program, inputs-for-work program, targeted nutrition program, and direct cash transfer from govt. |
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